2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET steering

To
p view 1
Lane indicating thero ute theve hicle will
ta ke with thesteering wheel in its cur rent
position
2 Yellow warning display of Parking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at a dis tance of
appr oximately 3.3 ft(1.0 m) or less
3 Your vehicle from abo ve
If th e dis tance tothe object lessens, the color of
wa rning display 2changes. From a dis tance of
appr oximately 2.0 ft(0.6 m) thewa rning display
is shown in orange. From a dis tance of appr ox‐
imately 1.0 ft (0.3 m) thewa rning display is
shown in red. When
Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is operational
and no object is de tected, the segments of the
wa rning display are shown in gray.
% Ifth e entire sy stem fails, the segments of
th ewa rning display are shown in red. The
indicator lamp on thePA RKTRONIC but ton
lights up and theé symbol appears in
th e multifunction displa y.
If th e sy stem fails at there ar, the display of
th e segments changes as follo ws:
R The rear segments are shown in red
when backing up.
R The rear segments are hidden when driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is deacti vated,
th ewa rning display fades out. Guide lines 1
Yellow lane marking the course the tires will
ta ke atthe cur rent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellow guide line, vehicle width (driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on the cur rent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Red guide line at a dis tance of appr oximately
1. 0 in (0.3 m) from there ar area
4 Mark at a distance of appr ox. 3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% When Active Parking Assist is active, the
lanes are displa yed in green. 18 8
Driving and pa rking

#
Engage reve rsege ar. #
Inthe multimedia sy stem, select the desired
vie w.
Opening the camera co ver of the rear view
camera
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Camera
& Parking #
Select Open Camera Cover .
% The camera co ver closes auto maticallyafter
some time or af ter an ignition cycle.
Setting the camera as a favo rite
Yo u can call up the camera view directly in the
multimedia sy stem bysetting it as a favo rite. #
Press the00E2 button on the control ele‐
ment.
The main functions are displa yed. #
Navigate down wards twice.
The Favorite s menu appears. #
Select New Favorite . #
Select Vehicle. #
Select Camera. Ac
tive Parking Assist Fu
nction of Active Parking Assist
Ac tive Parking Assist is an elect ronic pa rking
assis tance sy stem which uses ultrasound and is
automatically activated during forw ard tra vel.
The sy stem is operational at speeds of up to
appr oximately 22 mph (35 km/h). When all the
conditions are ful filled, thec symbol appears
in the multifunction display in the instrument
clus ter and the sy stem automatically sear ches
fo r and measu res parking spaces on bo thsides
of theve hicle parallel and perpendicular tothe
direction of tr avel. If Active Parking Assist is acti‐
va ted, suitable parking spaces are shown in the
display of the multimedia sy stem. The ësym‐
bol appears in the display of the multimedia sys‐
te m. The ar rowsshow on which side of thero ad‐
wa y free parking spaces are located.
The parking space and, if necessar y,the parking
direction can be selected as desired. Active
Pa rking Assist calculates a suitable vehicle path
and assists you in parking and exiting the park‐
ing space. Ac
tive Parking Assist supports bychanging gear,
accelerating, braking and steering theve hicle.
Ac tive Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute foryo ur attention tothe sur roundings.
The responsibility for safe maneu vering and
pa rking remains with you. Make sure that no
persons, animals or objects etc. are in the
maneu vering range.
Ac tive Parking Assist is canceled if, among other
th ings, one of thefo llowing actions is car ried
out:
R You deactivate Parking Assist PARKTRONIC.
R You deactivate Active Parking Assist.
R You begin steering.
R You apply the parking brake.
R You en gage transmission position 005D.
R ESP ®
inter venes.
R You open the doors or the trunk lid while
driving.
Sy stem limitations
Objects located abo veor below the de tection
ra nge of Active Parking Assist are not de tected 19 0
Driving and pa rking

If a course-cor
recting brake application occu rs,
th ere dwa rning lamp flashes in the outside mir‐
ro r and a warning tone sounds. In addition, a dis‐
pl ay 1 indicating the danger of a side collision
appears in the multifunction displa y.
In rare cases, the sy stem may make an inappro‐
priate brake application. This brake application
may be inter rupte d at any time if yousteer
slightly in the opposite direction or accelera te.
Sy stem limitations
Either a course-cor recting brake application
appropria teto the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in thefo llowing situations:
R Vehicles or obs tacles, e.g. crash ba rriers, are
located on bo thsides of your vehicle.
R Ave hicle approaches too closely on the side.
R You ha veadop ted a sporty driving style with
high cornering speeds.
R You brake or accelerate significantl y.
R A driving sa fety sy stem inter venes, e.g. ESP ®
or Active Brake Assi st.
R ESP ®
is deacti vated. R
A loss of tire pressure or a faulty tire is
de tected.
Ac tivating/deactivating Blind Spot Assi stor
Ac tive Blind Spot Assi st
Multimedia sy stem:
, Vehicle .
k Assistance .
Blind
Spot Assist #
Activate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function. Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist Fu
nction of Active Lane Keeping Assist Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1. It ser vesto protect you against unin‐
te ntional lyleaving your lane. You will be warned
by vibration pulses in thesteering wheel and gui‐ Driving and parking
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Overview of displa
yson the multifunction
display 1
Outside temp erature
2 Drive prog ram
3 Transmission position
4 Time
5 Display section
% Ve
hicles with an Instrument Display in
th eWi descreen Co ckpit: the position of
th e displa yswill dif fer from those displa yed
here. Fu
rther displa yson the multifunction display:
0097 Gearshift
recommendation (→ page 142)
ë Active Parking Assist activated
(→ page 192)
é Parking Assist PARKTRONIC deacti vated
( → page 184)
00B2 Cruise control (→
page164)
ç Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
(→ page 166)
00D4 Ac
tive Brake Assi st(→ page 163)
è Active Steering Assis t(→ page 172)
00B0 Ac
tive Lane Keeping Assist(→ page 205)
± Active Lane Change Assi st(→ page 174)
00D9 HOLD fu
nction (→ page 177)
00CE Ad
aptive Highbeam Assist (→ page114)
Ve hicles with Traf fic Sign Assis t:De tected
instructions and traf fic signs (→ page 198). Ad
justing the in stru ment lighting #
Turn brightness control 1up or down.
The lighting of the Instrument Display and in
th e control elements of theve hicle interior is
adjus ted. 214
Instrument Display and on-board computer

wa
rds on the left-hand Touch Control to
select the desired telephone number. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
R Please Wait... :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®
connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed on the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 287).
R Importing Contacts... :th e conta cts from the
mobile phone or from a storage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre cei vea call, theIncoming Call - mes‐
sage appears on the Head-up Displa y.#
Swipe up wards or down wards on the left-
hand Touch Control and select 0061(Accept)
or 0076 (Reject). #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. The call may be accep
ted/rejec ted using the
0061 or0076 buttons on thesteering wheel. Ad
justing the Head-up Displ aysettings on
th e on-boa rdcompu ter On-board computer:
, HUD
The following characteristics of the Head-up Dis‐
play can be adjus ted:
R Position
R Brightness
R Display Content #
Toselect characteristics: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. #
Toadjust theva lue: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control. #
Press the left-hand Touch Control. 1
Setting cur rently selected
2 Digital speedome ter
3 Traf fic Sign Assi st
4 Navigation displa ys220
Instrument Display and on-board computer

Note
s on operating saf ety&
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate mobile communication equip‐
ment when driving, you will be distracted from
the tra ffic situation. This could also
cause youto lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Fo
ryo ur ow n sa fety, al ways obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
R Obser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are driving.
R While driving, on ly operate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
inju ring yourself and others.
R Ifyo u use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency your voice can change and your
te lephone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereby be unnecessarily dela yed.
R Familiarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y. Operation
Overview of operation of
theVo ice Control
Sy stem on the multifunction steering wheel The
Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on. 222
Voice Cont rol Sy stem

1
Press therock er switch up: £starts the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem
2 Press the control knob: 0063switches the
sound off or on (ends theVo ice Cont rol Sys‐
te m)
Tu rn the control knob up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume 3
Press therock er switch up: 0061makes/
accepts a call
Press therock er switch down: 0076rejects/
ends a call (ends theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem) Conducting a dialog with
theVo ice Control
Sy stem #
Tostart or continue a dialog: onthe multi‐
function steering wheel, press the£
rock er switch up.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:say theCorrection
vo ice command. #
Toselect an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts. #
Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command. #
Tointer rupt the dialog: saythePause voice
command. #
Tocancel the dialog: saytheCancel voice
command. Operable functions
Yo
u can use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate
th efo llowing equipment depending on thefe a‐
tures:
R Telephone
R Text messa ges
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Audio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®
audio)
R Vehicle Overview of types of
voice command A distinction is made between
thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
R Global voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. thevo ice commands Navigate to,
Call orText message to. Vo
ice Cont rol Sy stem 223

Switching
the sound on/off On
the multifunction steering wheel On
the multimedia sy stem #
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 0063 symbol appears in thest atus line
of the media displa y.
Yo u will also hear traf fic announcements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitch on: change the media source or
turn volume control 1. Ad
justing the volume On
the multifunction steering wheel Multimedia sy
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